New IOS 15.4 update available now, what’s new? Apple’s iOS 15.4 is now available to download on your iPhone, as the tech giant previewed at its “Peak Performance” event last week.
iOS 15.4, the latest update to Apple’s iPhone software, is here and one of the biggest new features is the ability to use Face ID with a mask on. If you’ve ever tried to unlock your iPhone or use Apple Pay with a mask on, you know that it’s pretty much impossible. Usually, you have to either manually type in your passcode or pull your mask down under your chin — but those days are over.
In iOS 15.4, Face ID can recognize the unique features around your eye area. So you can unlock your iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 and use Apple Pay while wearing a face mask.
Just go to Settings and tap Face ID & Passcode to set it up. pic.twitter.com/24GBoDGz7X
— Apple Support (@AppleSupport) March 14, 2022
As long as you have an iPhone 12 or later running iOS 15.4, you can easily go into your phone’s settings and toggle on the new setting, which uses the features around your eyes to authenticate that it’s really you, even with a mask on.
You no longer have to pull your mask off in public to unlock your iPhone or use Apple Pay.
Apple’s new iPhone update, iOS 15.4, arrived Monday, and with it the introduction of 37 new emoji based on Unicode Version 14. The emoji additions follow Apple’s “Peek Performance” event last week and five beta versions of the operating system.
Other notable emoji include pictograms for pregnant people, a saluting face, and numerous multiracial handshakes. See below for a full list of emojis you can find in Apple’s iOS upgrade.
